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Our Asia Pacific Team

Our Asia Pacific regional team is predominantly based in the UCD Asia Pacific Global Centre in Kuala Lumpur, led by a regional manager based in Dublin.

Senior Partnerships Manager, Asia Pacific

Dr. Christine Wong

Interim Director

Christine serves as Interim Director for the APAC region at UCD. She focuses on the delivery of targeted, outcomes-driven strategies to strengthen UCD’s presence and impact across the region, working closely with colleagues across UCD Global and the wider University.

Institutions and organisations interested in engaging with UCD — across recruitment, alumni, industry, or government partnerships — are welcome to contact Christine, who would be pleased to explore opportunities for collaboration.

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Kiko Huey

Regional Recruitment Manager

If you are from the Asia Pacific region and need any advice on application and admission to UCD, Kiko can help. She travels across the Southeast Asia and East Asia regions to share about life at UCD!

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Apple Chan

Recruitment Coordinator

Your first point of contact to UCD and Ireland in the Asia Pacific Global Centre. If you want to know more about the programmes we offer, how to apply as well as what to do next after receiving an offer letter, Apple is more than happy to help.

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Ardini Mahbud

Recruitment and Admissions Assistant

Based in Kuala Lumpur, Ardini is passionate about helping prospective students navigate the admission process and find the right academic path. Having lived and studied abroad, she speaks from personal experience, enabling her to connect with students on a deeper level and understand the challenges they face when considering studying abroad. She is more than happy to help with any application related-enquiries!